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Exchanging information: a crucial part of police work
fedpol is responsible for national and international police co-operation and the exchange of information. Reliable and secure information systems are the prerequisite for this – and ensure that fedpol has a complete picture of the situation.
Crime knows no borders. The exchange of information between the various national and international authorities is therefore crucial in the fight against crime.
The DNA profile database (CODIS), the fingerprint database (AFIS), the national automated police search system (RIPOL) and the Schengen Information System (SIS) are indispensable tools in the fight against crime for all Swiss law enforcement and security authorities as well as for the migration and border control authorities. As in previous years, the number of incoming reports will increase again in 2024 to a total of 451,418.
| National and international police support | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming communications fedpol OAC/SIRENE/Europol/INTERPOL | 339 715 | 381 487 | 394 266 | 423 115 | 451 418 |
| Incoming communications PCCCs and police attachés | 27 463 | 29 945 | 33 734 | 35 519 | 38 109 |
| Processed Europol communications | 22 097 | 26 162 | 27 208 | 30 194 | 35 031 |
| Incoming INTERPOL communications | 157 529 | 186 502 | 161 925 | 167 254 | 310 589** |
| Outgoing communications for INTERPOL | 180 378 | 183 743 | 196 600 | 196 527 | 219 850 |
** One of the reasons for the increase in the volume of incoming reports is that since 2024 INTERPOL (source of the figures) has also included incoming multinational reports in its statistics – and not just bilateral reports as was previously the case.
| Processing orders in AFIS and CODIS | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated Fingerprint Identification System AFIS | |||||
| Quick requests (FPS*) | 107 161 | 133 740 | 263 781 | 341 509 | 315 875 |
| Requests for police investigations (CPS**) | 47 790 | 50 475 | 62 182 | 63 651 | 60 402 |
| Fingerprints/palmprints | 10 275 | 10 595 | 11 053 | 12 241 | 14 038 |
| Combined DNA Index System CODIS | |||||
| DNA profiles of people | 11 694 | 10 304 | 10 119 | 9 353 | 7 272 |
| DNA profiles from trace evidence | 11 598 | 11 701 | 12 655 | 15 555 | 16 595 |
| Total identification requests (AFIS and CODIS) | 188 518 | 216 815 | 359 790 | 442 309 | 414 182 |
** CPS = Common Print Submission (formerly 10-finger requests)
National computerised police search system RIPOL
| RIPOL database | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | 273 731 | 243 039 | 239 633 | 238 847 | 257 057 |
| Vehicles (incl. bicycles/motorcycles) | 592 579 | 569 295 | 552 894 | 542 509 | 536 914 |
| Vehicle registration numbers | 441 854 | 409 384 | 374 025 | 342 764 | 312 437 |
| Unsolved crimes | 2 818 595 | 2 801 055 | 2 796 446 | 2 803 712 | 2 846 879 |
| Objects | 2 943 846 | 2 837 320 | 2 807 192 | 2 803 317 | 2 825 447 |
| Descriptions of persons | 81 635 | 81 947 | 82 501 | 84 982 | 87 363 |
| Data entered on searches for persons (RIPOL) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrest warrants | 68 842 | 63 033 | 75 029 | 78 092 | 87 063 |
| Address enquiries | 33 189 | 29 182 | 37 694 | 45 266 | 51 429 |
| Entry bans | 2 997 | 3 599 | 4 638 | 6 092 | 6 745 |
| Detention | 13 621 | 13 821 | 15 164 | 17 040 | 17 647 |
| Serving sentences and undergoing measures | 411 | 421 | 333 | 363 | 387 |
| Missing persons | 3 318 | 3 657 | 4 328 | 4 547 | 6 744 |
| Prevention of child abduction | 271 | 267 | 382 | 550 | 609 |
| Bans on travel to a given country (HOOGAN) | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 21 |
| Covert surveillance | 118 | 312 | 186 | 130 | 190 |
| Covert surveillance – State security | 435 | 447 | 320 | 333 | 698 |
| Targeted checks | 12 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 47 |
| Targeted checks – State security | 114 | 71 | 72 | 88 | 51 |
| Data entered on searches for property (RIPOL) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 137 761 | 152 933 | 182 002 | 198 122 | 209 900 |
| Personal descriptions | 5 573 | 5 180 | 5 707 | 6 392 | 6 293 |
| Items of property | 104 887 | 117 851 | 146 884 | 161 697 | 182 682 |
| Data entered on vehicle searches (RIPOL) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | 3 999 | 4 140 | 5 148 | 6 272 | 6 695 |
| Bicycles, motorcycles and stolen vehicle identification numbers (VINs) | 24 557 | 24 422 | 28 397 | 32 292 | 34 630 |
| Number plates | 31 951 | 32 623 | 35 331 | 39 108 | 41 675 |
| Bicycle, motorcycle number plates | 2 062 | 2 147 | 2 394 | 2 330 | 2 363 |
| Data entered on active searches (RIPOL) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent messages regarding persons | 17 149 | 17 862 | 19 375 | 20 914 | 21 617 |
| Positive responses in the Schengen Information System (SIS) in 2024 | Switzerland | Results abroad based on Swiss data |
|---|---|---|
| Arrests for extradition | 390 | 309 |
| Entry bans | 4 582 | 3 300 |
| Missing persons | 1 098 | 268 |
| Persons sought by the courts (e.g. witnesses) | 1 885 | 750 |
| Covert registration* | 5 940 | 1 263 |
| Objects (vehicles, identity cards, weapons) | 2 930 | 1 291 |
| Total | 21 468 | 22 992 |
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